Terrible: FlyDubai plane crashes in Russia, killing all on board.

A plane carrying 62 passengers and crew crashed on landing in city of Rostov-on-Don on the early morning of Saturday, 19th March.


According to Russian officials, at least 62 passengers died after a FlyDubai plane crashed in an attempt to landing in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

A Russian investigative committee confirmed in a statement that all 62 people on board the plane, travelling from Dubai, were killed in the crash.

"The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces," the Committee said in a statement on its website.

"According to preliminary data, there were 55 passengers aboard and 7 crew members.

"In a statement published on Twitter, the Dubai Media Office said 44 of the passengers were Russian,eight Ukrainian, two Indian and one Uzbekistan.